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Sunday, August 9, 2015

A Sea Turtle Happy Birthday - Hand Stamped Sentiments #217

It's been a while since I've done some sketch challenges because I've been so busy with craft shows, teaching sessions, etc.
Today I thought I would do the sketch challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments .
I had previously coloured the images of the Sea Turtles from the stamp set "From Land to Sea" while I was at a craft show, and they fit perfectly into the image of the sketch.

The base card is Always Artichoke, layered with Basic black, and then Whisper White.

Using Marina Mist and the background stamp with "You've Got This" the Whisper White was stamped, and then I took one of the other stamps from the same set and stamped it over the background. You can see the tail of it under the sentiment.

The Sea Turtles were cut into 3 pieces, 2 pieces smaller than the 3rd. The corners were rounded as per the diagram, and the edges were sponged first with Marina Mist and then Pacific Point ink.

I drew some bubbles over the turtle's head, and motion marks around the feet.

Here's a close up of the turtle.

These image panels were attached to the stamped background using dimensionals.

The sentiment is from "Bring on the Cake" stamp set, and the edges of this banner was also sponged with Marina Mist and Pacific Point ink.

I haven't participated in many challenges lately as my craft show schedule has been quite grueling. I really should be preparing for my...

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